The cyclist was hit by a car shortly before 3 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and Madison Street. (Google Maps)

The cyclist was hit by a car shortly before 3 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and Madison Street. (Google Maps)

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The cyclist was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, but is expected to survive. Police did not immediately say who was at fault or how the collision occurred. (Photo courtesy Jeannette Voiland)

The cyclist was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, but is expected to survive. Police did not immediately say who was at fault or how the collision occurred. (Photo courtesy Jeannette Voiland)

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Bicyclist hit in downtown Seattle

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A bicyclist was hit by a car shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Seattle.

“He was fond 25 feet from his bike,” fire department spokesman Kyle Moore said of the collision at Fifth Avenue and Madison Street. “But he’s alert and conscious. He has head injuries, but they’re non-life-threatening.”

Moore said it wasn’t clear if the cyclist was wearing a helmet. Medics called for a trauma doctor at Harborview Medical Center, where the 36-year-old man was rushed. Police were blocking the area and traffic delays are expected.

Police did not immediately elaborate on the driver who struck the cyclist or say who was at fault.